Gymnoscelis admixtaria

Gymnoscelis admixtaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Gymnoscelis
Species:	G. admixtaria
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis admixtaria (Walker, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
Eupithecia admixtaria Walker, 1862 Chloroclystis admixtaria

Gymnoscelis admixtaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka,^[2] India and Japan.^[3]

Description

The wingspan is about 16 mm in male and 20 mm in female. Palpi with second joint reaching slightly beyond the frons. Hind wings with vein 3 from angle of cell or shortly stalked with vein 4. Male lack secondary sexual characters on the wings. Adults are rufous, with a slight olive tinge. The forewings have indistinct waved lines on the basal area and some black on the base of the costa. The hindwings have a diffused black subbasal line and traces of a medial line. A postmedial line sharply angled at vein 4, and with diffused black and rufous inside it. The outer area with a more distinct olive tinge and a pale waved submarginal line.^[4]

References

1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "Gymnoscelis admixtaria Walker comb. n.". The Moths of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
3. Japanese Moths
4. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.